You start with vital records and the census but then what do you do when you've exhausted those common genealogical records? What happens if they don't exist for the time and place you are researching? Knowing more about other types of records can help you find your ancestor and document their lives. In this presentation we will go over more unusual sources and how to find them and others that are new to you.
Gena Philibert-Ortega is an author, researcher, and instructor whose focus is genealogy, social and women’s history. She holds a Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Psychology and Women’s Studies) and a Master’s degree in Rel
In Your Ancestor’s Kitchen: Researching the Items You Remember
Do you have a picture in your mind of your grandmother’s kitchen? What did she have? Do you remember her aprons, dishes, or that meat grinder that was mounted to the counter? Did you inherit something and wish you knew more about it? In this presentation we will take a look at the material culture of the kitchen and where you can find information about those items you remember and inherited.
Do you have a picture in your mind of your grandmother’s kitchen? What did she have? Do you remember her aprons, dishes, or that meat grinder that was mounted to the counter? Did you inherit something and wish you knew more about it? In this presentation we will take a look at the material culture of the kitchen and where you can find information about those items you remember and inherited.
The Wives of Fishermen: The Lives of 19th Century Women and the Records They Left Behind
Using a case study we will take a look at their lives and the records they left behind as well as what 19th century records might record your female ancestor’s life.
Using a case study we will take a look at their lives and the records they left behind as well as what 19th century records might record your female ancestor’s life.
Saving Websites to Internet Archive's Wayback Machine
It's important to save all of your genealogy research - even the items that you post online. Learn how to save your website or blog to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine so that it will be accessible for the future.
It's important to save all of your genealogy research - even the items that you post online. Learn how to save your website or blog to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine so that it will be accessible for the future.
Has a genealogy website disappeared on you? Learn how to search the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine to find older versions of websites that have changed or disappeared.
Has a genealogy website disappeared on you? Learn how to search the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine to find older versions of websites that have changed or disappeared.
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